All Environment
Houston’s pocket prairies: Natural solutions to unnatural floodingPockets of Houston are swapping pavement for prairie in hopes of dealing with increasingly intense flooding.
First LookUrban 'Floating Farm' creates local dairy for citiesA small dairy farm that floats on waterways is being tested in the Netherlands as a way to bring animal products closer to the cities and save space.
First LookMeet India's teen climate advocate: Ridhima PandeyShe filed a petition with the Indian Supreme Court, saying the government fails to protect the environment, and joined Greta Thunberg at the U.N.
First LookVenezuelan scientists look for hope in last remaining glacierOil made and broke Venezuela's economy. Now scientists are studying the effects of fossil fuels on the country's environment, as its glacier melts.
Oceans face dire threats from climate change. They also hold answers.Climate change is wreaking havoc on the oceans, the latest IPCC report shows. But the seas also hold tremendous potential for mitigation.
First LookLeaders make carbon promises at UN summit, US stays silentAt the U.N. Climate Action Summit, 77 countries committed to carbon neutrality by 2050. But activists and researchers worry those are empty promises.
First LookLow-lying Netherlands works ahead of rising seasDutch engineers are shoring up its iconic 20-mile Afsluitdijk dam to survive intensifying storms and protect their $8.3 billion water sector.
Climate summit: Can UN push nations to act more, talk less?For the U.N., an organization synonymous with multilateralism, inaction on the climate crisis is not an option. That poses a challenge.
How these scientists are uniting the world around climate change (video)As U.S. sheds mantle of scientific leadership, France becomes a magnet for climate scientists, with the rallying cry to “Make Our Planet Great Again.”
First LookMillions of students worldwide strike for climate actionProtestors marched in thousands of cities and towns Friday in a youth-led movement to demand government action on climate change.
First LookScientists prepare for $158 million expedition to Arctic centerResearchers from 19 countries will go on the most complex mission ever attempted in the central Arctic to get an up-close look at climate change.
For the birds: Can humans turn empathy into solutions?U.S. and Canadian bird populations have declined by 3 billion since 1970, according to a new study in Science.
Behind the climate hype: Can models be trusted?Models underpin what we know about how climate change affects our planet. They aren’t perfect, but can they be trusted?
First LookCoral gardeners are replanting Jamaica's reefs, and it's workingJamaica lost most of its coral in the 1980s and 1990s, but the reefs are healing thanks to seafloor stewardship and fishing policy changes.
Cover StoryWill Hawaii lead the renewable revolution?Hawaii has positioned itself as a pioneer in the quest to move toward a fossil fuel-free future. Its path may hold lessons for the rest of the U.S.
First LookTrump administration cuts back water pollution protectionsThe rollback narrows which bodies of water require permits to pollute. Supporters of the repeal say protections infringe their property rights.
First LookFish-friendly construction aims to help threatened Nevada troutThe Lahontan cutthroat trout came close to extinction after a dam was built in 1905. A new bypass canal will help it reach native spawning grounds.
Wait, fish make noise? Meet the ‘fish listeners.’ (audio)The ocean is not a silent world. And understanding its soundscape is essential to our ability to be good stewards of it.
Where there’s wildfire, there’s smoke. Protecting ‘clean-air refugees.’Wildfire smoke has produced the lowest air quality readings recorded in San Francisco; Portland, Oregon; and other Western cities the past two years.
First LookFeeling the heat, US begins fighting wildfires with fireAfter decades of extinguishing blazes within hours, forestry services are now starting them to reduce fuel that can turn a wildfire into a catastrophe
